Sod turned for US$20m Texila campus

Texila American University today broke ground at the construction site for its new US$20M campus at Providence, East Bank Demerara, GINA said. Established in Guyana in 2010, Texila American University (TAU) offers programmes in its campus for pre-medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dentistry and Bachelors in Nursing. It offers clinical rotation for its medical students in the United States, Philippines and Guyana.
Texila American University Limited, Hong Kong based, in Partnership with University of Central Nicaragua (UCN) trains over 1600 plus students from more than 60 countries.
Once completed, the University’s CEO Saju Bhaskar said that it will be among the top five medical schools in the Caribbean. He noted that the university is committed to Guyana and plans to build a 100-bed hospital to serve Guyanese, GINA reported.
In this GINA photo, President Donald Ramotar (second from left) Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali, and Texila University’s Officials turn the sod for the university’s new campus at Providence.

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